The library is closed on the following public holidays:

Of course you will have access to our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

On Thursday, 25 April 2024, the library will close at 19:00 due to a party in the foyer in front of the library (Studierendenwerk anniversary party).

Of course, you will have access to our electronic services such as the catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

From 16 April 2024, the mein beneFit team will once again be offering brain breaks and break yoga for students from all faculties.

Brain breaks are small units of concentration and playful exercises that students can do - under the guidance of student trainers - between their lectures, seminars or learning units. This offer is available every Tuesday and Thursday from 14:00-16:00. Students decide for themselves how long they want to take part in the brain breaks.

Break yoga takes place on Tuesdays from 13:00-13:30 and 13:30-14:00, please arrive on time. Yoga mats are provided and no previous experience is necessary.

What is new is that both sessions now take place in room BI1.111, opposite the automatic return machine on the entrance level.

The student writing advice service from the Writing Competence Centre provides advice on academic writing and papers at the library's Information Centre on Wednesdays from 13:00-14:00 and Thursdays from 14:00-15:00.

Anyone who is interested is welcome to attend, registration is not necessary.

Of course you can access our electronic services such as catalogue, library account, databases and electronic full texts via WWW during the closing times.

In the summer semester 2024, the University Library will be offering its tried-and-tested range of courses both in person and online. You can find the current range of courses on our training website.

Previously, a personal visit to the library was required to activate a new library card. From now on, new library cards will be activated online: All new users now go through a standardised online activation process, which can be carried out conveniently on a PC or smartphone.

During the new online activation process, the library password is set by the users themselves. This increases password security compared to the previous procedure.

Further details can be found in the catalogue blog.

The catalogue allows the search results to be sorted by "New acquisitions". The titles found are sorted chronologically in descending order according to their acquisition date. This sorting can be combined with the familiar search and filter criteria at any time. For example, subject-specific lists of print holdings can be created for selected publication periods. These can then be saved via "Share search" or "Search as RSS feed".

In addition to this function, which has been available in the catalogue for some time, we have now added a list of subject-specific search entries on the catalogue homepage, which can be used as a starting point for individual lists.

Further details can be found in the catalogue blog.

We present a selection of newly acquired printed literature on a shelf on the entrance level. The selected volumes are usually on the new acquisitions shelf for 14 days. If required, they can be borrowed or reserved during the service hours of the local lending department Monday to Friday from 7.30 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the desk of the local lending department at the usual lending conditions.

On Friday, 15 March 2024, there will be temporary interruptions to the internet connection from 15:00 due to maintenance work on the university's external network connection.

In the University Library, the self-checkout terminals, the return machine, the checkout machines and the internet registration at the research PCs may be temporarily disrupted.

In the event of a disruption to borrowing and returning media before 19:00, please contact the local circulation desk.

Thank you for your understanding.

From 1 February, articles and excerpts from books ordered via interlibrary loan from other libraries will generally be delivered electronically (and no longer have to be collected from the library as a paper printout as before).

Ordering users will receive a notification e-mail with a download link. They then have a time window of 30 days in which they can download the essay or extract from a book via this link; after this time, the PDF is deleted from the server.

However, there are also exceptions to electronic delivery:

• licence law reasons (in the case of delivery from an electronic journal) do not permit electronic delivery,
• the supplying library does not participate in the electronic delivery system or
• it is an article delivery from a foreign library via international interlibrary loan.

In such a case, a paper copy will be made, which must be collected from the University Library at the desk of the Local Loans Department upon presentation of the library card. Users will be informed of this by e-mail.

The new service is made possible by a procedure developed jointly by the collecting societies and library associations, for which - in addition to the interlibrary loan fee - a royalty must be paid to VG Wort.

The royalty costs for orders placed by users of Paderborn University Library are covered by the University Library. The interlibrary loan fee of 1.50 euros is to be paid by the users as before.

The student writing advice service from the Writing Competence Centre provides advice on academic writing and papers at the library's Information Centre on Thursdays from 2:00 to 3:00 pm and - new from now on - on Wednesdays from 1:00 to 2:00 pm.

The team from my beneFit also supports students during the exam phase with brain breaks and break yoga. Brain breaks are now offered on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., while yoga will take place on Tuesdays from 8:00 to 8:45 a.m. from 13 February. The meeting point for Brain Breaks and Yoga is the passage from Level 4 to Library Level 2 in Building I. Registration is not required.